White Madera

This is absolutly delicious..if you love black licorice. I do! It starts with sweet black licorice . A few seconds later the vanilla and a little coconut comes through. I don't get any musk on my skin. It's really yummy. I layer it with a licorice oil just to help with longevity. I wish it lasted longer. I feel that it lasts as long as a body spray but I may have become nose blind to it because I've had people around me tell me that I smell good and ask what I'm wearing. So it starts off strong but gets close to the skin after 15 minutes. I did spray some on my hoodie and the next day I could still smell it lightly. It does a really good job sticking to hair. This is the Holy Grail black licorice perfume for me. I'm going to wear it again tomorrow and see if anybody smells it on me after a few hours, I will come back and update. It would layer nicely with other perfumes.

What a delicious scent! A cool, almost minty take on vanilla. Brings to mind eggnog and ice cream. I see this being quite versatile, and inoffensive to many but definitely not "boring". The anise kick gives it a bit of intrigue, but it's overall a very pretty, wearable, and enjoyable scent.

Perfectly balanced gourmand. Anise, Vanilla, coconut in the background, heliotrope. I am not a particular gourmand lover, but this take on it is sublime. Some might argue they love the scent, but do not want to smell like anise-candy. I don’t care, this perfume has won me over.

This is a yummy, dessert-like vanilla. I find all the other notes to be supporting characters there to create a more layered and cake-y vanilla. I'm an anise fan and was a little disappointed that it is not featured more prominently, however the subtlety makes sense with the rest of the composition. Sweet generally speaking though not that sweet for this genre specifically. I'm assuming this contains vanillin and some trace of vanilla bean, which I personally find makes for the best balance in a vanilla perfume. The quality reminds me of the DSH vanilla perfumes; I would recommend trying those if you enjoy this style. No killer performance here but I think its softness suits the scent overall.

This is wonderful - the anise absolutely sings in the best possible way. The original Madera I found the coconut note to dominate a little too much. And although I love coconut, I just couldn’t vibe with it. White Madera on the other hand is more captivating and interesting. It’s a little bit licorice-y but with a wonderful elegant creaminess. The only thing I am sad about is that the anise doesn’t last long enough before settling into its backbone which is still a lovely elegant gourmand.